Pub week updates! (cover cake, fancy coffee, indie bookstores + gratitude) substack.com/home/post/p-... #vermont #authors #booklaunch #thriller

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

THE BOARD is officially launched! Fall, lattes, a fresh thriller, new town secrets, set in New England... katyfarber.com/the-board-is...

Vermont! Please join me at our of our lovely indie bookstores w/ my new thriller with @blackstonepub.bsky.social THE BOARD. Small town secrets. Fall in New England. One single mom trying to figure it out before more people disappear.. I would LOVE to see you. #vermont #author #thriller

Fantastic Publishers Weekly review for THE BOARD by @katyfarber.bsky.social. This is a concept I created many moons ago and which Katy executed amazingly. Hitting bookstores nationwide on September 9th from @blackstonepub.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/9798228016880

This is me as a new teacher (yes, we actually had chalk boards then!). Now, 25 years later, Penny Bishop and I have a book out TODAY called Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for a Sustainable Career. We deeply hope it helps educators build a humane and sustainable career in teaching. #teachers #ED

So give me the stories of women taking up space, standing for those who need it or can’t, connecting with those at the margins, and being incredibly badass and brilliant. katyfarber.substack.com/p/watching-a...

Tiny interactions, big impact. open.substack.com/pub/katyfarb...

Stopped by @bridgesidebooks.bsky.social today and was delighted by the collection (fierce), signage, and conversation. Dropped off an ARC of my new thriller, THE BOARD, out this fall 🍁

As a parent with kids in school this is the stuff that keeps me up at night. That Trump is *hiding* and *reversing* any progress we've made to stop school shootings is truly unthinkable. They say it's not the guns, it's mental health, and then defund mental health programs.

Lots of people I know that were furious about kids having to wear masks are real quiet about a two year old citizen being wrongfully deported

Three FREE things you can do right now to support our publishing community: - Add our debut book to your Goodreads TBR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... - Go read the book on Netgalley and leave a review: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... - Sign up for updates: Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

Love bookstores? Love browsing new ones while traveling? Love having one near home? if so, you need to shop at them, or they won't be there to love. Indies offer way more value than just buying a book - expert curation, personal book recs, events, donations, a safe space, fun social media! #booksky

Hey folks, THE BOARD is open for signed pre-orders now from my local indie Bear Pond Books. I'm obviously super chill about it (this is me when I got my ARCs last week in the mail). substack.com/home/post/p-... #booksky #thrillers

ice out on our little pond day! (its the small things people that keep me going). #vermont #spring

In all of this madness, get out there and see the wonder. It helps. katyfarber.substack.com/p/spring-amp...

Vermont pushes back against Trump. www.sevendaysvt.com/news/educati...

Good morning Bluesky. I started a newsletter on substack called Draft and Drift, about not "staying in your lane" in your creative and public lives. Hope to see you there. katyfarber.substack.com

Finally jumped into substack! Getting started here, many lanes... publishing, education, salamanders, parenting, current moment madness and thrillers to start (hey, we contain multitudes!) #books #writing katyfarber.substack.com/subscribe

Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times. My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...

Happy #TransDayOfVisibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ #TDOV #NOH8

Just a little brainstorming now will be very useful for the future

putting children in the room while you sign the bill that will harm children with disabilities and underserved communities is... a choice.

I know the world is on fire, but here is the cover for THE BOARD, about a single mom taking on a corrupt, narcissistic leader and school board under his thumb in a small New England town. Publishes 9/9 2025 w @blackstonepub.bsky.social. What do you think of the cover, #booksky?

These teachers and students are doing it. Let's pay attention!

“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” —Madeleine L’Engle

This is blatant defiance of the court order. It was NOT too late. When the judge issued is order, two planes were in the air, and a third took off from Texas AFTER the order.

#EduSky #AcademicSky youtu.be/Jv18DtVhLmk?...

Love Vermont? Check out this non-exhaustive starter pack. I continue to add authors as I find them on here, so apologies if I've missed some because I surely have! go.bsky.app/HtZtho6 #booksky #indiebookstore #vermont #vermontauthors

this will harm students, especially those with disabilities or those facing discrimination at school: www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/p...

What an enjoyable read. Love how it came together. The magic of that. I will miss these characters like friends. #booksky

Some words on this vile effort to report teachers for teaching the accurate history of this country; for including all of their students regardless of their identities and backgrounds; for reading diverse texts; and for advocating for their students + creating access. katyfarber.com/protect-our-...

tables turning yet? surfacing a playlist from 2016 for this one: open.spotify.com/track/1K6s5g...

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

action.momsrising.org/signup/save-...

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Perfect

Congress must reinstate the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD)! QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/tell-co... via @momsrising.org #policeaccountability #youthandfamilyjustice

watch the teacher shortage get WAY worse now that students, parents, MAGA can report teachers for being anti-racist, inclusive, reading about other identities and perspectives. We must flood this site with bogus "tips" enddei.ed.gov #goodtrouble

36% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...

Bottom line: The intentional loss of exceptional scientists and other terrific public servants at NOAA leaves our country less safe and more vulnerable.

This needs to be amplified.

song of the day. seems like this is where we are: open.spotify.com/track/1j43Nt...

"The strength it takes to hold the door open for others even while people are trying to shut you out of the room is the strength of Black women in this country." - @elienyc.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/soci...

"Key congressional Republicans have powers they’re choosing not to use... "Senator Susan Collins, for example, believes the White House and DOGE may be breaking the law. She doesn’t, however, seem eager to use her considerable influence..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Endorse: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

The U.S. DOE announced they are eliminating $600 million in grants related to PD on social justice activism, white supremacy, anti-racism, DEI -- and programs to recruit teachers of color. We'd like to hear from programs directly impacted by these draconian cuts. Email [email protected]

State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.